Lacing-tip.



PATENTBD NOV. 13, `1906.y

H. L. HILLBR.

LAGING TIP.

APPLIGATION FILED 11,411.31. 1905.

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HUGO L. HILLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAClNG-TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 31, 1905. Serial No. 253,053.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

To -LLZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGO L. HILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lacing-Tip's, of which the following is a s eciiication.

The object of t 's present invention is to provide a lacing-tip which will be tapered and also reinforced in its interior, so that the tip may be readily passed through small eyelets without causing the tip to bend or become frayed at its point.

A further object is to provide a lacing-tip in which the reinforcement is located entirely within the tip and the tip so shaped as to give a very attractive appearance to the lacing.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents the end of a lacingbody with a tapered metallic reinforcement in position thereon, showing the first step in the formation of the lacing-tip. Fig. 2 is a similar' view showing the second step in which the corners of the lacing-body are removed. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the third step-viz., the end of the lacing-body folded over the smaller end of the tapered reinforcement. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the fourth step-viz., the folding of one side of the lacing-body over one side of the tapered reinforcement. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the fifth stepviz., the folding of the other side of the lacing-body over the corresponding side of the reinforcement. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the sixth step-viz., the first interlocking fold of the lacing-body and reinforcement. Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the second interlocking fold of the lacing-body and reinforcement. Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the completed tapered tip after the interlocked folds of the lacing-body and reinforcement have been crushed into a solid mass. Fig. 9 shows the tapered reinforcement in end view and top plan before it has been folded. Fig. 10 shows the reinforcement in end view and top 1 plan after its first fold. Fig. 11 shows the reinforcement in end view and top plan after the second fold, and Fig. 12 is an exa gerated cross-section through the comp eted tip.

The body of the lacing is denoted by 1. A tapered reinforcement 2 is provided, which reinforcement is preferably made of sheet metal capable of being readily bent as may be desired to complete the tip. The corners of theend of the lacing-body are cut off, as shown at 3 and 4, Fig. 2. The end of the body is then folded over the smaller end of the reinforcemnt 2, as shown at 5, Fig. 3. One side of the lacing-body is then folded over one side of the reinforcement, as shown at 6, Fig. 4. The other side is then similarly folded over, as shown at 7, Fig. 5. of the reinforcement at its wide end are then folded toward each other, together with the folded-over portions 6 and 7 of the lacingbody, to form the first interlocked fold, as shown at 8 and 9, Fig. 6. The reinforcement and the lacing-body are then folded together again,as shown at 10 and 11, Fig. 7. The interlocled folds of the ta ered reinforcement and the tapered end o the lacingbody are then crushed together into a solid mass to form the completed tapered tip designated at 12, Fig. 8.

The exaggerated view in cross-section of the completed tip which is shown in Fig. 12 will give an idea of how the interlocked folds of the lacing-body and reinforcement are crushed into a solid mass.

What I claim as my invention is- The `combination with a lacing, of a tapered metallic reinforcement at the end of the lacing, the said reinforcement and lacing being crushed into a tapered, solid mass presenting a non-metallic exterior surface.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, inpresence of two witnesses, this 27th day of March HUGO L. HILLER. Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, C. S. SUNDGREN.

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